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Sarah Dessen Quotes - Page 13

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Together, we looked down at the tiny house, the sole thing on this vast, flat surface. Like the only person living on the moon. It could be either lonely or peaceful, depending on how you looked at it. It's a start, I

Together, we looked down at the tiny house, the sole thing on this vast, flat surface. Like the only person living on the moon. It could be either lonely or peaceful, depending on how you looked at it. "It's a start," I said.

Lonely, Moon, House

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.89, Penguin

How it felt to have the world moving beneath me, a hand gripping mine, knowing if I fell, at least I wouldn't do it alone.

Moving, Hands, Knowing

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.136, Penguin

talk was cheap and useless. Action was what mattered. And me, I was moving. Now, again, always.

Moving, Useless, Action

Sarah Dessen (2011). “What Happened to Goodbye”, p.186, Penguin

Lissa lowered her voice and added, "I might not even go to school anyway. I might defer and join the Peace Corps and go to Africa and shave my head and dig latrines." "Shave your head?" I said, because, really, this was the most ludicrous part of the whole thing. "You? Do you have any idea how ugly most people's bare heads are? They've got all kinds of bumps, Lissa. And you won't know until it's too late and you're flat-out bald.

School, Ideas, Voice

Sarah Dessen (2004). “This Lullaby”, p.117, Penguin

I wondered if emotions were like menstrual cycles, if you get enough women together. Give it time, and everyone was crying.

Giving, Together, Emotion

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.36, Penguin

Maybe we were all destined to just keep doing the same stupid things, over and over again, never really learning a single thing.

Stupid, Stupid Things, Destined

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.49, Penguin

Oh darling, don't be bitter. It's the first instinct of the weak.

Firsts, Bitter, Instinct

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.89, Penguin

That first love. And the first one who breaks your heart. For me, they just happen to be the same person.

Heart, First Love, Firsts

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.95, Penguin

When you don't know where you're going, maybe it wasn't such a bad thing to have more than you need.

Needs, Knows, Bad Things

Sarah Dessen (2009). “Along for the Ride”, p.96, Penguin

This was our common ground, the secret we shared but never spoke aloud.

Secret, Common, Spokes

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.19, Penguin

It sounded stupid, but of course everything does when you're just getting the bare bones facts, only the basics.

Stupid, Doe, Facts

Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.126, Penguin

Of course it hurts", she grumbled, tipping my head further back. "Life sucks. Get over it

Hurt, Life Sucks, Tipping

Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.87, Penguin

I always tried to imagine what it would be like to open your door to find something you had given up on. Maybe it had seen places you never had, been rerouted and passed through so many strange hands, but still somehow found its way back to you, all before the day even began.

Doors, Hands, Would Be

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Lock and Key”, p.25, Penguin

And I felt a sudden whirl in my head, knowing this leap was inevitable, that I wasn't just standing on the cliff, toes poking over, but already in mid-air.

Air, Knowing, Toes

"This Lullaby". Book by Neil Gaiman, 2002.

I took in a breath. "What's the one thing you'd do," I asked. "if you could do anything?" Pass," he said. For a second I was sure I'd heard wrong. "What?" He cleared his throat. "I said, I pass." Why?" He turned his head and looked at me. "Because." Because why?" Because I just do.

Said, Heard, Throat

What were you two talking about?" she whispered as Wes pulls the door shut. Nothing," I said. "Running." You should have seen your face," she said, her breath hot in my ear. "Sa-woooon.

Running, Doors, Talking

You just looked..." she said, searching for the word, "taken, you know? Plus you hardly reacted to Wes. I mean, you did alittle, but nothing like most girls. It was a little swoon. Not a sa-woon, you know?" I said, "Sa-woon? Oh, come on," she said shaking her head. "Even a blind girl could tell he is amazing.

Girl, Taken, Mean

I've always known who I am. I might not work perfectly, or be like them, but that's okay. I know I work in my own way.

Who I Am, Might, Way

Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.171, Penguin

All the bitchy girls in the world are just a training ground for what men can do to you.

Girl, Men, Training

Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.136, Penguin

It's so, so stupid what we do to ourselves because we're afraid. It's so stupid.

Stupid

Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.110, Penguin

Self respect, Colie. If you don't have it, the world will walk all over you.

Self, Over You, World

Sarah Dessen (2004). “Keeping the Moon”, p.88, Penguin

Nothing like being scolded by a hippie.

Hippie, Scolded

I mean, at first, it was kind of disappointing. But people recover from disappointment. Otherwise we'd all be hanging from nooses. Right?

Disappointment, Mean, People

Sarah Dessen (2008). “Just Listen”, p.136, Penguin

Look at it this way: I might be saying you're fat, but at least I'm not punching you in the face.' Are those the only options?' Not always. Just sometimes.

Might, Way, Faces

That was the thing about being on the inside: the world was just going on, even when it seemed like time for you had stopped for good.

World

Sarah Dessen (2008). “The Truth About Forever”, p.274, Penguin UK

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